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**enteltcheft** · 06-07-2012, 04:50 AM

Hazrat.

Also for others who want to know the usual age that girls were married of in other cultures around the world , through out history can take a look at the attached pdf. Its only in the past 50-60 odd years the age of marriage have been raised.

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/atta...6&d=1317924732

Firstly, JazakAllah khayr to the respected brother for starting this thread because it is an important topic.

Secondly, what I am about to say is purely my own opinion, so please feel free to rip into me, correct me and admonish me. I am always learning.

I sincerely believes marriage of children to old men shouldn't be allowed. The proof is often cited to be the age of our beloved Messenger salallahu alayhi wassalam, and our honourable, loving mother amma Aisha radhialla'anha. However, I do believe this is an exception, or at least we could deduce some rules from this marriage.

My main issue is an old man is too old by the time the girl reaches the age of consummation, it would be (I believe) an injustice for her to live with such a person taking into account inter alia, the sexual potential of the man through the blossoming years of the girl which will surely diminish.

If we were, as I have previously indicated to, deduce rulings from the blessed and pure marriage, then we would have to analyse some details. For instance, weknow the blessed body of the Messenger sallalahu walyhi wassalam was that of a 30 year old, or of a man at his physical peak, a heavenly body. The blessed semen of the Messenger salalahu alayhi wassalam was very thick (indicated from ahadith related by amma Aisha radhia'alla'anhu regarding her peeling the white marks off their clothes). From this we understand they salallahu alayhi wassalam were incredibly fit and sexually/physically stronger than all men. Thus issues of satisfaction etc are never an issue. Furthermore, a look into the psychology of both amma Aisha radhialla'anhu and the Messenger sallalahu alayhi wassalam, shows keen aptitude and understanding (on the part of our mother) and an intricate and delicate pyschological treatment of our blessed mother.

I do believe these points should be taken into account of very old men and they should be barred if they cannot match or at least come reasonably close to the physical and mental criterion of our master sallalahu alayhi wassalam.

All men should be barred on account of their psychology as well, although, how or what the precise rules would be is a massive moot point.

May Allah subhanhu wata'ala forgive me if I remarked erroneously, surely man errs.

Your valuable thoughts on this would be most appreciable.

06-07-2012, 04:50 AM	#13
enteltcheft Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	Hazrat. Also for others who want to know the usual age that girls were married of in other cultures around the world , through out history can take a look at the attached pdf. Its only in the past 50-60 odd years the age of marriage have been raised. http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/atta...6&d=1317924732 Firstly, JazakAllah khayr to the respected brother for starting this thread because it is an important topic. Secondly, what I am about to say is purely my own opinion, so please feel free to rip into me, correct me and admonish me. I am always learning. I sincerely believes marriage of children to old men shouldn't be allowed. The proof is often cited to be the age of our beloved Messenger salallahu alayhi wassalam, and our honourable, loving mother amma Aisha radhialla'anha. However, I do believe this is an exception, or at least we could deduce some rules from this marriage. My main issue is an old man is too old by the time the girl reaches the age of consummation, it would be (I believe) an injustice for her to live with such a person taking into account inter alia, the sexual potential of the man through the blossoming years of the girl which will surely diminish. If we were, as I have previously indicated to, deduce rulings from the blessed and pure marriage, then we would have to analyse some details. For instance, weknow the blessed body of the Messenger sallalahu walyhi wassalam was that of a 30 year old, or of a man at his physical peak, a heavenly body. The blessed semen of the Messenger salalahu alayhi wassalam was very thick (indicated from ahadith related by amma Aisha radhia'alla'anhu regarding her peeling the white marks off their clothes). From this we understand they salallahu alayhi wassalam were incredibly fit and sexually/physically stronger than all men. Thus issues of satisfaction etc are never an issue. Furthermore, a look into the psychology of both amma Aisha radhialla'anhu and the Messenger sallalahu alayhi wassalam, shows keen aptitude and understanding (on the part of our mother) and an intricate and delicate pyschological treatment of our blessed mother. I do believe these points should be taken into account of very old men and they should be barred if they cannot match or at least come reasonably close to the physical and mental criterion of our master sallalahu alayhi wassalam. All men should be barred on account of their psychology as well, although, how or what the precise rules would be is a massive moot point. May Allah subhanhu wata'ala forgive me if I remarked erroneously, surely man errs. Your valuable thoughts on this would be most appreciable.
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